Articles by Date : July 01 2006 - July 31 2006

New Builders Called In To Finish Refurb At InterContinental
New builders have been appointed to take over the refurbishment oif Intercontrinetal Hotel Treoups park lane property after the previous contractors,.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

London Hotel Midweek Rates Rising Faster Than Weekend
Midweek room rates in London's hotels are increasing faster than at the weekend, according to June figures from the hotel bench marking service The.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Cafe is Child's play for Rankin
Celebrity Irish chef Paul Rankin's first Rankin Cafe' franchisee has opened it's doors in Bangor, Country Down. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Late Deals Save The Day For School Meals
Caterers and local authorities have struck deals in three areas that could have been left without a school meals service in September. more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Bosses Are Not Prepared For Age Discrimination Laws Says Group
Hotel and catering bosses are failing to perpare for new anti-ageism regulations that take effect on 1 October, claims the Age Partnership Group. It.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

Winner's profile: Wholesale distributor 3663
As the search for Caterer and Hotelkeeper's Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards 2007 winners gains pace, we continue our profiles on the.... more
(13 July 2006 00:00)

La Tasca opens fourth US restaurant
La Tasca, the Spanish-style, casual dining operator, has opened its fourth restaurant in the USA. more
(12 July 2006 16:53)

Online Food Ordering
UK consumers are lagging behind their European and US counterparts in terms of ordering restaurant or takeaway food on the Internet. Matt Franey,.... more
(12 July 2006 15:29)

PizzaExpress owner ups new openings rate
Gondola Holdings, the owner of PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi, is to ramp up its rate of restaurant openings in 2007. more
(12 July 2006 14:49)

McDonald’s strikes new Fifa deal
McDonald's has extended its sponsorship of the World Cup with football's ruling body Fifa until 2014, it has been confirmed. more
(12 July 2006 11:33)

London restaurateurs warned to be on guard after 'Time Out' con artists strike
London restaurateurs have been warned to watch out for a couple of Time Out magazine impostors, who have defrauded two sites in the last fortnight. more
(12 July 2006 09:30)

New five-star resort set for Duni Royal resort in Bulgaria
Bulgarian coastal resort Duni Royal is to host a third five-star hotel, after Bulgarian developer Duni AD decided to invest €12m (£8.3) in a new.... more
(12 July 2006 09:15)

TRI HotStats - monthly European figures
Parisian hotels overtook those in London during the month of May to achieve the highest revenue per available room (revpar) of the 10 European cities.... more
(11 July 2006 16:38)

Sun and football boost sales at Young’s pubs
The sunny summer and the World Cup have enabled Young’s managed pubs to kick off the new financial year with an 11% rise in sales. more
(11 July 2006 15:36)

National Farmers Union urges restaurants to show meats country of origin
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging restaurateurs to print their meats country of origin of on menus to reassure customers it does not contain.... more
(11 July 2006 13:20)

England’s planning system is hampering growth
Despite recent improvements, lengthy delays in England’s planning system are still hampering growth, especially in the hotel and retail sector,.... more
(11 July 2006 12:56)

Mitchells & Butlers and GI Partners favourites in battle to win Whitbread pub assets
Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers and private equity player GI Partners look to be leading the race to buy Whitbread’s stand-alone Brewers Fayre and.... more
(11 July 2006 12:08)

Caterers to get more funding to help comply with new food safety laws
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced an additional million pounds worth of grants to local authorities to help caterers comply with new food.... more
(11 July 2006 11:33)

InterContinental Hotels Group appoints new strategy chief
InterContinental Hotels Group, which owns brands such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, has appointed Nina Bibby as its senior vice-president,.... more
(11 July 2006 10:55)

Planning system holds back hospitality
England’s current planning system is stunting the growth of hotels and tourism and costing the industry a fortune, argues Bob Cotton, chief executive.... more
(10 July 2006 17:43)

Pupils from Shetland Island school to compete in FutureChef
Nearly 50 pupils from the Shetland Islands in Scotland will be competing in Springboard’s annual FutureChef competition for the first time, thanks to.... more
(10 July 2006 15:33)

Gordon Ramsay Scholar award 2006 launched
Entrants for the Gordon Ramsay Scholar Award are now being sought. more
(10 July 2006 11:26)

Peter Bramich becomes HCIMA president
Peter Bramich has been named as the HCIMA’s president 2006-07. more
(10 July 2006 10:42)

InterContinental Group cancels Belgrade hotel agreement
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has cancelled its agreement with Serb company Internacional CG Geneks Sistem, according to Belgrade newspaper.... more
(10 July 2006 10:33)

Hilton to add 4,000 hotels - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: New De Vere owner sets out future plans; Industrial action ballot.... more
(10 July 2006 10:24)

FSA launches consultation to extend allergen labelling
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a consultation on draft voluntary guidelines that would require caterers and retailers to label all.... more
(10 July 2006 10:03)

London hotels show 'genuine' growth in first six months
London hotels have had a terrific year, according to a special report by hotel benchmarking service The Bench. more
(10 July 2006 09:52)

Business in Sport and Leisure attacks claim Olympics won’t benefit Britain
A leading hospitality association has disputed claims London will not reap any long-term benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games. more
(07 July 2006 15:05)

Pansea Hotel Group buy gives Orient Express a boost
Orient Express Hotels has bought South-east Asia’s Pansea Hotel Group for $25m (£13.5m), three years ahead of schedule. more
(07 July 2006 14:44)

Barton Meat Company launches bespoke butchers operation for hospitality sector
Barton Meat Company, part of foodservice company 3663, has opened what it claims is the largest butchers operation for caterers in the UK in Gorton,.... more
(07 July 2006 14:07)

QHotels adds Kent hotel to portfolio
Four-star hotel group QHotels, previously Quintessential, has bought its ninth UK property. more
(07 July 2006 13:57)

New Barton Meat company flagship factory opens
The Barton Meat Company has opened the largest butchers operation for caterers in the UK located in Gorton, Greater Manchester. more
(07 July 2006 11:53)

Dower House hotels sells off a £2.45m guide price
North Yorkshire’s Dower House hotel has been sold off an asking price of £2.45m. more
(06 July 2006 18:11)

London and Edinburgh Inns buys waterside pub-restaurant
London and Edinburgh Inns has snapped up the Queen’s Head, a landmark country inn that sits alongside the Montgomery Canal near the Shropshire market.... more
(06 July 2006 17:55)

Surrey buyer for West Cliff hotel in Bournemouth
The two-star Croham Hurst hotel in Bournemouth has been sold off an asking price of £1.25m for the freehold. more
(06 July 2006 17:52)

New owners for award-winning New Forest guesthouse
An award-winning guesthouse in the heart of the New Forest has been sold off an asking price of £1.075m. more
(06 July 2006 17:47)

Local hoteliers buy Welsh hotel once frequented by TS Eliot
Local hoteliers Chris and Lisa Hutton have bough the TyGlyn Aeron country house hotel in West Wales off an asking price of £850,000. more
(06 July 2006 17:43)

Couple from County Durham buy Cumbrian hotel
First-time buyers Alan and Louise Dinnes from County Durham have bought the Black Swan hotel in Cumbria. more
(06 July 2006 17:37)

Scottish and Newcastle buy Kirriemuir hotel
Scottish and Newcastle Pub Enterprises has bought the three-star Airlie Arms hotel in the ancient Angus town of Kirriemuir off an asking price in.... more
(06 July 2006 17:34)

New owners from Harrogate for award-winning Cornish restaurant
Paul and Claire Murray from Harrogate are the new owners of the award-winning Trewithien restaurant in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. more
(06 July 2006 17:30)

New owner sought for Canterbury guesthouse
A large guesthouse run by a mother and daughter team in the major tourist centre of Canterbury has been put on the market with an asking price of.... more
(06 July 2006 17:24)

Industry protests against plans for Scottish bed tax
Proposals by a business think-tank to introduce a Scottish bed tax have been slammed by hospitality leaders. more
(06 July 2006 17:18)

FishWorks ditches Harvey Nichols to concentrate on its growing restaurant business
Restaurant group FishWorks is to quit its concession at the Harvey Nichols department store in London’s Knightsbridge. more
(06 July 2006 16:32)

Record numbers visit the Maldives... and other International hotel news
Essential news from around the world, including: Major Express by Holiday Inn development in France; Rosewood Hotels & Resorts seeks global growth;.... more
(06 July 2006 16:12)

Alpha Airports rejoins London Stock Market
Shares in Alpha Airports, the airline caterer, have been relisted on the London Stock Exchange, following a probe into a deal with Icelandic charter.... more
(06 July 2006 14:37)

Publicans may not be ready in time for smoking ban
Licensees won't have enough time to prepare for the smoking ban unless the regulations and guidance are published before Parliament breaks for its.... more
(06 July 2006 12:47)

London & Edinburgh swoops for County Estate Management
London & Edinburgh Swallow Group has merged its tenanted pub division with County Estate Management, according to a report in The Publican. more
(06 July 2006 12:47)

Energy costs are a big drain for hospitality
Spiralling energy costs are hammering hospitality companies' profits, according to new research carried out by Caterer in association with the Carbon.... more
(06 July 2006 12:10)

Alpha Airports to go to court after fraud probe
In-flight caterer Alpha Airports is planning legal action over claims it was defrauded out of £2.5m. more
(06 July 2006 11:46)

Industry welcomes new rules on REITs
Hotel owners using management contracts to operate their properties may now be eligible to take part in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs),.... more
(06 July 2006 11:45)